States / Kentucky / HB 281

HB 281 Enacted

AN ACT relating to the donation of food.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Amend KRS 217.127 to define "charitable food donor" as a nonprofit or religious organization that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or home-based processor, which produces food for distribution to a homeless shelter or to individuals displaced due to a declared natural disaster; exempt a charitable food donor from the licensing requirements of KRS 217.005 to 217.215 and application of State Plumbing Code requirements; amend KRS 217.218 to conform; amend KRS 411.241 to exempt a nonprofit or religious organization that is recognized as tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a home-based processor from civil or criminal liability arising from the production or donation of food to a homeless shelter or to individuals displaced due to a declared natural disaster.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 8, 2026
Last action
Apr 3, 2026 — signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 30)
Session
2026RS
Momentum
100 · Very high